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Table 3 Association between sociodemographic characteristics, awareness and offering of a malaria test to caregivers of febrile children, Makarfi, Nigeria

From: Demand-related factors influencing caregivers’ awareness of malaria tests and health workers’ testing practices, in Makarfi, Nigeria

Characteristic

Awareness of any malaria testing

(N = 283)

Offered and did test [previous experience]a

(N = 259)

Yes

No

OR (95 CI)

aOR

Yes

No

OR (95 CI)

aOR

Sex

 Male

4

47

1.701 (0.522–5.603)

1

48

0.417 (0.052–3.334)

 Female

11

221

10

200

Occupation

 Housewifec

9

187

(0.622 to [− 1.000])d

9

163

3.313 (0.411–26.707)

 Farmerb

0

61

1

60

Education

 At least primary

13

64

20.720 (4.555–94.250)

20.265 (4.461–92.059)

9

63

13.210 (2.781–62.790)

9.907 (2.104–48.728)

 Nil/informal

2

204

2

185

Distance (km)

 < 5

7

46

4.223 (1.459–12.220)

4.329 (1.499–12.500)

6

38

6.632 (1.927–22.830)

4.000 (1.095–14.706)

 ≥ 5

8

222

5

210

  1. aPrevious experience means ever asked to do a malaria test
  2. b61 responses
  3. c196 and 172 responses for awareness and previous experiences respectively
  4. dFisher-Exact